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On 1/14/2012 9:02 AM, Paul MacDonald wrote:
> Good sighting Terry - always fun to see them.
> A question for a winters day
> Why are otters called otters?
> No prize for the best answer!
* wikipedia - "The word otter derives from the Old English word otor or
oter. This and cognate words in other Indo-European languages ultimately
stem from the Proto-Indo-European root *wódr which also gave rise to the
English word water."
I assume "Lutra" and "Lontra" are among these cognates of the same word.
fred schueler.
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> *From:* Terry Boswell <ta_boz@hotmail.com>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:35:34 AM
> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] River Otter on New Year's Day
>
> I have spotted otters on Bisset Lake and Sulivan's Pond this winter, so
> it seems that this is a good year for them.
>
> Regards
> Terry Boswell
>
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> From: bbartlett@eastlink.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] River Otter on New Year's Day
> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:29:04 -0400
>
> It's taken a while for me to get this written, but it any case, on New
> Year's Day my younger daughter spotted an Otter running across the thin
> ice of Frog Pond, Jollimore, HRM. Then we both watched it run quite a
> distance, out of sight. We went off the trail, through the woods, and
> luckily came out at a location much closer to the Otter, its whiskers
> and nose clearly visible through the binoculars. It ran around a little
> more, then disappeared around a corner. This is the first time we'd seen
> an Otter there. Does anyone (Pat Chalmers?) know how often Otters are
> seen at Frog Pond, especially in the winter?
> Brian
>
>
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fred
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